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Ministry of Defence
Cabinet approves Procurement of 83 Light Combat Aircrafts  ‘Tejas’ from HAL for IAF
The Cabinet met under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister in New Delhi on 13 January and has approved procurement of 73 LCA Tejas Mk-1A fighter aircrafts and 10 LCA Tejas Mk-1 Trainer aircrafts at the cost of Rs. 45,696 Crore along with Design and Development of Infrastructure sanctions worth Rs.1,202 Crore.
Light Combat Aircraft Mk-1A variant is an indigenously designed, developed and manufactured state-of-the-art modern 4+ generation fighter aircraft. This aircraft is equipped with critical operational capabilities of Active Electronically Scanned Array  Radar, Beyond Visual Range  Missile, Electronic Warfare  Suite and Air to Air Refuelling  would be a potent platform to meet the operational requirements of Indian Air Force, IAF. It is the first “Buy ” category procurement of combat aircrafts with an indigenous content of 50% which will progressively reach 60% by the end of the programme.
The Cabinet has also approved infrastructure development by IAF under the project to enable them handle repairs or servicing at their base depot so that the turnaround time would get reduced for mission critical systems and would lead to increased availability of aircraft for operational exploitation. This would enable IAF to sustain the fleet more efficiently and effectively due to availability of repair infrastructure at respective bases.
Under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan, India is continuously growing in its power to indigenously design, develop and manufacture advanced cutting edge technologies and systems in the Defence Sector. The manufacturing of Light Combat Aircraft by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, HAL will give a further push to Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative and boost indigenisation of defence production and the defence industry in the country. About 500 Indian companies including MSMEs in the design and manufacturing sectors will be working with HAL in this procurement. The programme would act as a catalyst for transforming the Indian aerospace manufacturing ecosystem into a vibrant Atmanirbhar-self-sustaining ecosystem.
Ministry of Defence
BRO opens strategic Srinagar-Leh highway after four months
Border Roads Organisation  opened strategic Srinagar-Leh highway that connects Ladakh with the rest of the world on Saturday. About 18 oil tankers and other essential commodities were initially allowed to move towards Leh/Ladakh from Zojilla pass. This was managed despite fresh snowfall in the Zojila pass.
The 425 kilometre road was closed since December last year due to heavy snowfall at Zojila pass. As per the directions from Divisional Commissioner Ladakh, there was an emergent need for stockpiling essential commodities in the Union Territory of Ladakh. Keeping that in mind the team of Project Beacon and Project Vijayak cleared fresh snow around Zojilla at the height of 11,500 feet and made the road motorable.
Snowfall of this year had broken records of the last six decades. The snow clearance operations were undertaken by project Beacon of BRO from Gagangir to zero point and the same was done by project Vijayak from Drass towards zero point.
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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Webinar organized on ‘developing immunity’
 organized a webinar on ‘ How to develop proper immunity’. Around 60 NSS volunteers from Markaz Arts and Science College, Valanchery participated in the programme. Dr. Sugesh Kumar G.S., Medical Officer, Maruthonkara Govt. Ayurveda Dispensary talked about how we can develop proper immunity to prevent various deceases. The class also focused on basic precautionary measures against COVID-19. Dr. C.P. Muhammad Kutty, Principal, Valanchery Markaz Arts & Science College, Shri Ashkar Ali, NSS programme officer, Shri Prajith Kumar, Field Publicity Officer, Wayanad, Shri C. Udayakumar were also present.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home Minister reviews issues related to NRC
Union Minister of Home Affairs, Shri Amit Shah reviewed the issues related to final publication of the National Register of Citizens  in Assam, on August 19, 2019. The review meeting was attended by the Chief Minister of Assam, Union Home Secretary, Chief Secretary Assam and senior officers. Extensive deliberations have been held on the issue between the Union Ministry of Home Affairs  and the state government of Assam in recent weeks.
It was decided that adequate arrangements will be made by the State government to provide full opportunity to the persons whose names have been excluded from the final NRC to appeal against their non-inclusion. Every individual, whose name does not figure in the final NRC, can represent his/her case in front of the appellate authority i.e. Foreigner Tribunals . Under the provisions of Foreigners Act 1946 and Foreigners  Order 1964, only Foreigners Tribunals are empowered to declare a person as a foreigner. Thus, non-inclusion of a person’s name in NRC does not by itself amount to him/her being declared as a foreigner.
State government has agreed to set up adequate number of such tribunals at convenient locations. It has been decided that state government would also make arrangements to provide legal aid to the needy people amongst those excluded from NRC.
As it may not be possible for all those excluded from final NRC to file the appeal within the prescribed time, MHA will amend the rules to increase the present time limit of filing of appeals in FTs from 60 days to 120 days regarding exclusion from final NRC. The Citizenship  Rules, 2003 are also being amended accordingly.
In order to maintain law and order situation, central armed paramilitary forces are being provided for deployment as per assessment of the State government.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 57.22 Cr
Recovery Rate  at its highest since March 2020
36,571 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload  lowest in 150 days
Active cases constitute 1.12% of total cases; lowest since March 2020
Daily Positivity Rate  less than 3% for last 25 days
With the administration of 54,71,282vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has surpassed the cumulative figure of 57.22 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 63,56,785sessions.
The break-up of the cumulative figureas per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,03,52,479
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2nd Dose
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81,74,950
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,82,98,488
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2nd Dose
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1,24,35,280
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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21,16,61,856
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2nd Dose
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1,79,81,125
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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12,13,60,599
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2nd Dose
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4,77,77,706
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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8,28,12,609
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2nd Dose
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4,14,26,396
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Total
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57,22,81,488
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country.
The recovery of36,555 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients  to 3,15,61,635.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 97.54%, the highest since March 2020.
Sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs continue the trend of less than 50,000 Daily New Cases that is being reported for fifty-four consecutive days now.
36,571 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
High recoveries and a low number of new cases have subsided the Active Caseload to 3,63,605which is atits lowest in 150 days. Active cases presently form only 1.12% of the country's total Positive Cases which is the lowest since March 2020.
The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of 18,86,271tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 50.26 Cr  cumulative tests.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate at 1.93% remains less than 3% for the last 56 days now. The Daily Positivity rate also stands at 1.94%. The daily Positivity rate has remained below 3% for the last 25 days and below 5% for 74 consecutive days now.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
132.93 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
India's Active caseload currently stands at 92,281; lowest in 560 days
Active cases account for less than 1% of total cases, currently at 0.27%; Lowest since March 2020
Recovery Rate currently at 98.36%; Highest since March 2020
8,464 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 3,41,22,795
7,774 new cases in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate  less than 2% for last 69 days
Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 1% for last 28 days
65.58 cr Total Tests conducted so far
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Union MoS Shri Bhagwanth Khuba reviews status of implementation of central govt. schemes in Meghalaya
All schemes pertaining to NE region are prioritized and more subsidies are provided for the NE people
Union Minister of State for the Ministries of Chemicals and Fertilizers and New & Renewable Energy Shri Bhagwanth Khuba today visited Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills District in Meghalaya and reviewed the status of progress of central government schemes in the State.
The Minister reviewed the implementation of the schemes and met the representatives of all the departments and district administration. “Today I reviewed the implementation of schemes of all the departments and district administration,” he said adding that he is happy with the implementations of the government-aided schemes. He also said that there are some concerns and that discussions have been done to tackle the challenges.
Highlighting the PM KUSUM, Rooftop Solar Schemes, Shri Khuba informed that more subsidies are available for the Northeastern States. “The KUSUM rooftop scheme is all over India. We are providing more subsidies here to the NE States. All schemes pertaining to NE region are always given priority, more subsidies are provided to benefit the people. I urge the district administration to take more benefits from MNRE schemes,” he said during his address at Nongstoin. The Minister also held a meeting with the locals and Headmen here who informed about the various challenges. Shri Khuba assured that every possible measure will be taken to address their challenges.
While addressing the media here, the Minister reiterated the central government’s focus and priority in developing the NE region across different sectors - infrastructure development like National Highways, road connectivity in villages, good quality drinking water through taps and many more. “Now in a span of nine years, NE has emerged as equal to other developed States of the country”. The Minister said that the government has ensured that Union Ministers visit the northeastern states every fortnight to ensure speedy implementation of the Centre’s social and economic programmes.
The Minister post his review meeting also visited Mawkawah Anganwadi Centre, Sibsingh Memorial Govt School Nongpyndeng and Mawlieh Sub-centre  today. He interacted with the beneficiaries of the central government schemes, including the PM AWAS Yojana and found that there has been proper implementation of the welfare schemes. He exhorted the district officials to ensure that all eligible beneficiaries get the benefits of the same.
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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
We Still Have the Deep Black Night is a story of passion for music and art, and finding identity through music: Film Director Gustavo Galvao
I know how it is to be a musician and what it takes when one is not recognised: Lead actor Vanessa Gusmao
Panaji, 20 January 2021
Gustavo Galvao, Director of the film ‘We Still Have the Deep Black Night’, says that his movie is “a story of passion for music and art; and finding identity through music”. He was addressing a press conference on Day 5  at the 51st edition of the International Film Festival of India. The film had its Indian Premiere at IFFI, in the Festival Kaleidoscope section of the festival.
The film is a story of a trumpet player who struggles to get due recognition for her talent. Speaking about the choice of characters, Gustavo said, “I chose it to be different in approach to music in the rock band. Learning trumpet takes 10 years; that is why I chose a trumpet player rather than anyone else”. He said the movie was completed in 2019 and that public funding is the only source of finance for movie making in Latin American countries; unlike in India, private funding for films is not allowed.
Sharing a response to the movie, he said: “once a woman told me that she dislikes rock bands and its culture but said she liked the movie, the way it has been presented”.
Lead actor Vanessa Gusmao who played the role of the trumpeter in the rock band said: “Being a musician, I was chosen as a part of the band; I know how it is to be a musician and what it takes when one is not recognised”.
About We Still Have the Deep Black Night
Karen sings and plays the trumpet in a vigorous rock band in Brasilia, but no one in this increasingly conservative city is interested in it. At 27, she has lost hope in the city her grandfather helped to build. She follows in the footsteps of her ex-partner, Artur, and tries her luck in Berlin. An unexpected incident forces Karen to start over in Brasilia a few months later. Now she must understand her role in a place where there is still much to be built. The movie a drama, completed in 2019 was produced in Brazilian-Portuguese, English, German languages.
Ministry of Law and Justice
256 Gram Nyayalayas operational in 10 States
To provide access to justice to the citizen at their door steps, the Central Government has enacted the Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008. It provides for establishment of Gram Nyayalayas at intermediate panchayat level. The State Governments are responsible for establishing Gram Nyayalayas in consultation with the respective High Courts. Department of Justice has not issued any directives to make it mandatory for new judicial officer to serve in these Gram Nyayalayas, as appointment of Nyayadhikari in Gram Nyayalayas falls within the domain of the State Government.
As per information made available by State Governments / High Courts, 476 Gram Nyayalayas have been notified so far by 15 States. Out of these 256 are operational in 10 States at present. State-wise details of the Gram Nyayalayas notified, operationalised by the State Governments and status of fund release by this Department is as under:
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Sl. No.
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State/UTs
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Gram Nyayalayas
Notified
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Gram Nyayalayas
Functional
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Fund released

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1
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Madhya Pradesh
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89
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89
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2456.40
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2
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Rajasthan
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45
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45
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1240.98
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3
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Kerala
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30
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30
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828.00
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4
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Maharashtra
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36
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23
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660.80
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5
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Odisha
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23
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19
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337.40
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6
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Uttar Pradesh
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113
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43
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1323.20
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7
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Karnataka
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2
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2
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25.20
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8
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Haryana
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2
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2
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25.20
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9
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Punjab
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9
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2
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25.20
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10
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Jharkhand
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6
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1
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75.60
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11
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Goa
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2
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0
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25.20
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12
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Andhra Pradesh
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42
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0
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436.82
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13
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Telangana
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55
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0
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693.00
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14
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Jammu & Kashmir
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20
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0
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0.00
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15
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Ladakh
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2
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0
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0.00
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Total
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476
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256
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8153.00
The Gram Nyayalayas scheme has been evaluated from time to time. The third party evaluation of the Scheme was done through NITI Aayog recently, which recommended continuance of the scheme. The Government has extended the above scheme for a further period of five years from 01.04.2021 to 31.03.2026, with a budgetary outlay of Rs.50 crores.
The Central Government has been encouraging the States to set up Gram Nyayalayas by providing financial assistance. As per the scheme, the Central Government provides one-time assistance to States towards non-recurring expenses for setting up of Gram Nyayalayas subject to a ceiling of Rs. 18.00 lakhs per Gram Nyayalaya. The Central Government also provides assistance towards recurring expenses for operating these Gram Nyayalayas subject to a ceiling of Rs. 3.20 lakhs per Gram Nyayalaya per year for the first three years.
The Central Government has been regularly following up with the State Governments and the High Courts for setting up of Gram Nyayalayas in the respective States. During the current year, 05  meetings have been held with the Registrar Generals of High Courts and Law / Home / Finance Secretaries of State Governments to expeditiously set up Gram Nyayalayas and appoint Nyayadhikaris to enable rural population to get justice at the village level.
This information was given by Shri Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister of Law & Justice in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Bharat’s borders are more secure than ever: Dr. Jitendra Singh
Bharat’s flag flies high on the south pole of the moon, showcases its achievements in space technology under PM Narendra Modi: Dr. Jitendra Singh
World today looks up to Bharat as an equal partner in every field, the successful G20 summit is a testimony to it, says Dr Jitendra Singh
Union Minister of State  Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today said, Bharat has gained a great strategic strength with technological interventions in last nine years and it’s borders have become more secure than ever under Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi and Defence Minister, Sh. Rajnath Singh.
Dr. Jitendra Singh said this during the inaugural ceremony of 90 infrastructure projects of Border Roads Organization by Defence Minister, Sh. Rajnath Singh at Jammu.
Dr. Jitendra Singh said, the world today looks up to Bharat as an equal partner in every field and the recently concluded G20 summit with the adoption of Delhi Declaration is a testimony to it which showcased Bharat’s technological capabilities as well as economic strength.
Dr. Jitendra further said, Bharat’s G20 Presidency also coincided with the country’s glory in Space with the success of Chandrayaan-3 with Bharat’s flag flying high on the south pole of the moon, taking lead in space technology showcasing its achievements under PM Narendra Modi.
Praising Defence Minister Sh. Rajnath Singh, Dr. Jitendra Singh said, the construction of much needed border bunkers, 4 percent reservation to border residents, establishment of Border Battalions etc. has been possible in the last nine years. Under this government, a new political culture has been set up in the country based on equality for all without discrimination of any kind.
Dr. Jitendra Singh said, Basantar in district Samba was today chosen for the inauguration of 90 infrastructure projects as this region has been designated as the infrastructure marvel among all the constituencies, having seen tremendous development in last nine years with the development of more than 200 bridges, construction of highways, strategic tunnels constructed by NHAI, BRO etc.
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Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
2,89,800 MT of wheat and 75,000 MT of rice offered by FCI in auctions under OMSS  scheme
A quantity of 17,218 MT of wheat has been lifted through OMSS  till July 11, 2023
: Mumbai, July 12, 2023
Auction for sale of Food Corporation of India 's wheat and rice commenced on 28th June, 2023, so as to have a restraining impact of the inflationary trend in the prices of wheat and rice. The auction has continued on every Wednesday since then. Till date, 03 auctions of wheat and 02 auctions of rice have been done. 2,89,800 MT of wheat and 75,000 MT of rice was offered in these auctions at a reserve price of Rs 2150/Quintal for Fair Average Quality wheat and Rs 2125/quintal for Under Reserved Specification wheat and Rs 3173/Quintal for Fortified Rice and Rs 3100/Quintal for Normal Rice. Out of which, the accepted quantity is 68,240 MT of wheat and 210 MT of rice. A quantity of 17,218 MT of wheat has been lifted through Open Market Sale Scheme  [] till Tuesday .
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Department of Food and Public Distribution vide their letter dated 13.06.2023 had issued approval for disposal of wheat and rice through Open Market Sale Scheme  []. 15 LMT wheat from Central Pool Stock was approved to be offered to flour mills/private traders/bulk buyers/manufactures of wheat products through e-auction under OMSS  with a view to moderate the increasing prices of wheat.
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Ministry of Home Affairs
Sikh and Hindu Refugees from Afghanistan and Pakistan
In the absence of any authentic survey, the accurate date of Sikh and Hindu refugees who came from Afghanistan and Pakistan during the last three years is not available.
As per the data available in online system, 1595 Pakistani and 391 Afghanistani migrants of all religions have been granted Indian Citizenship in last 3 years . Provision for capturing online citizenship data of migrants from minority communities namely Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian hailing from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh was introduced in 2018. As per the available data, 295 Hindus and Sikhs from Afghanistan and Pakistan have been granted Indian Citizenship since then.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply to question in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Finance
Sabka Vishwas - Legacy Dispute Resolution Scheme notified ; to be operationalized from 1st September 2019
Government expects Scheme to be availed by large number of taxpayers for closing their pending disputes relating to legacy Service Tax and Central Excise cases
In theUnion Budget 2019-20, the Hon’ble Finance Minister announced the Sabka Vishwas-Legacy Dispute Resolution Scheme, 2019. The Scheme has now been notified and will be operationalized from 1st September 2019. The Scheme would continue till 31st December 2019. Government expects the Scheme to be availed by large number of taxpayers for closing their pending disputes relating to legacy Service Tax and Central Excise cases that are now subsumed under GST so they can focus on GST.
The two main components of the Scheme are dispute resolution and amnesty. The dispute resolution component is aimed at liquidating the legacy cases of Central Excise and Service Taxthat are subsumed in GST and are pending in litigation at various forums. The amnesty component of the Scheme offers an opportunity to the taxpayers to pay the outstanding tax and be free of any other consequence under the law. The most attractive aspect of the Scheme is that it provides substantial relief in the tax dues for all categories of cases as well as full waiver of interest, fine, penalty, In all these cases, there would be no other liability of interest, fine or penalty. There is also a complete amnesty from prosecution.
For all the cases pending in adjudication or appeal – in any forum - this Scheme offers a relief of 70% from the duty demand if it is Rs.50 lakhs or less and 50% if it is more than Rs. 50 lakhs. The same relief is available for cases under investigation and audit where the duty involved is quantified and communicated to the party or admitted by him in a statement on or before 30th June, 2019. Further, in cases of confirmed duty demand, where there is no appeal pending, the relief offered is 60% of the confirmed duty amount if the same is Rs. 50 lakhs or less and it is 40%, if the confirmed duty amount is more than Rs. 50 lakhs. Finally, in cases of voluntary disclosure, the person availing the Scheme will have to pay only the full amount of disclosed duty.
As the objective of the Scheme is to free as large a segment of the taxpayers from the legacy taxes as possible, the relief given thereunder is substantial. The Scheme is especially tailored to free the large number of small taxpayers of their pending disputes with the tax administration. Government urges the taxpayers and all concerned to avail the SabkaVishwas - Legacy Dispute Resolution Scheme, 2019 and make a new beginning.
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